Most of us in the US -- 82% -- still use phones to take pictures, followed by 80% sending text messages. But more than half now access the web through our phones. That means the smartphone/dumbphone divide is disappearing more. Well, dumbphones ("feature phones") are.﻿

Only problem with the rise of smartphones and the loss of "dumbphones" is that not everyone can afford the price of cell plans that mandate the use of smartphones. I text and use the phone. I would love to be able to access G+ or Facebook or even be able to Google something when it's needed. But the price of data plans are prohibitively expensive still.

Why should I have to be forced to buy a smartphone if I can't afford the cell plan that 3/4ths of the phone's features use? It's stupid.﻿

Almost nobody uses a phone to place calls anymore. I, for instance, rarely communicate with anyone by calling them. Texting affords the capacity to give and receive messages without being intrusive or interfering with schedules.﻿